A jogger runs at UCLA. At a state Assembly hearing Tuesday, Jack Zwald of the finance department said the proposal was intended to “increase access and equity” for transfer students to UCLA. “It sends a clear message to Michael Drake that he’s got to get his campuses on board.” In a statement, a university spokesman said that UC leaders shared …
California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, a champion of equity and access for underserved students, announced Thursday that he is stepping down from the helm of the nation’s largest two-year public college system amid rising academic achievement but declining enrollment. Oakley, the son of a Mexican immigrant who rose to become the first Latino chancellor of the 116-campus community …
